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2 PRITCHARD VS. SETTLE A BATTLE KOVAL BETWEEN RIVAL REPUBLICAN IDOLS HAS BEGUN. WILLDR. MOTTTAKEAHANDIN IT? Pritchard's and Settle’s Antecedents— Pritchard Downed Settle in the Sen atorial Fight—Now They are Trying to Down Each Other in the Presiden tial Race—lt is McKinley vs. Reed, and Pritchard vs. Settle. Editorial Correspondence. Washington, D. C., March 29. The two real leaders of the Republican party in North Carolina to-day are Jeter Pritchard and T-m Settle. They repre sent its inherited traditions aud preju dices, its culture, its aggressiveness, aud around them gather the two distinctive wings of the party in its new hopeful ness and confidence. Both are Republi cans and have never been anything else. Mr. Settle comes from a fam ily that has long enjoyed such leisure and culture that wealth and position could confer. He has always had the passive, if not active, assistance of in fluential family connections whenever he has been an aspirant for office He has among his strong points the prestige of having never been defeated, though he has four times been opposed in doubt ful districts by foemen worthy of his steel. There never was an adage truer, or one that proved universal selfishness more, than “nothing succeeds like suc cess. ” This prestige is a large part of his stock in trade, but te has gained it by an exhibition of versatility, ability in deba f e, and the quality of making friends Jeter Pritchard, the other idol of Republican ism, is also youugand vigorous. He has never been defeated but once, and then by Crawford, whose ability and popu larity is such as to take the sting out of defeat. His fother and his ancestors have been unlearned, hardy and uncul tivated mountaineers—a stock that has given the world some of the biggest men that have lived. His father was killed by the Confederates because of trouble that grew out of his ardent Unionism This fact early embittered young j Pritchard against Democracy, though there is no reason why it should have done so, because the Democratic party, like the Whig party, split half in two on the questions that led to secession, and i as many Democrats fought for the Union as for the Confederacy. But prejudice was particularly strong in his c >untry against D-mocrats because there they stood as the representatives of the South ern cause, and he drank it to the dregs in his early boyhood. It has not sweet ened his life, but, believing Democracy responsible for his father’s tragic death, nobodv has blamed his strong partisan ship which early became * part of his life. That part of the old Union senti ment that hates Democracy, has made Jeter its idol, though thousands of meu, who hated secession, early quit allowing prejudice and dead issues t. control their political convictions, and are con sistent D« moerats. On the other hand, Settle's father was a Confederate soldier, and those ex Coudederates who are in the Republi- : can party, regard him as their peculiar representative, by virtue of his father’s mantle which has fallen upon his young shou ders. So much for the antecedents of these two young leaders of North Carolina ! Republicanism. I have touched upon their past because they represent two distinct j types, aud largely account for the radi cal d fferences that have already devel oped, and inpart are responsible (next to overweeing ambition) for their es trangement and rivalry. B >th of them wanted to go to the Senate. Settle early saw that, inasmuch as he was pro vided for by a seat in the House, his only opportunity lay in bei g the com promise Candida*e. He saw also ; that Pritchard had the advantage of all other candidates in two particulars, viz: Marion B itler and Riehm >nd Pearson. The first had newspaper and political in fluence The second had boodle and a willingness to u-e it to elect Pritchard Fusion was hatched out by Bu'kr and Pearson. The Condition that Pritchard demanded as compensation for becoming one of the Triumvirate was thit the *wo others should pledge their dishonor, their influence and their money to put him in the Senate. They carried out their bargain to the letter. Se tie saw this sooner than ra st people He did not hope to defeat the arrangement of the conspirators by risking his own de feat He theres to brought out Holton; encouraged Ewart and Mott, and the other Republic in as pirants ; and so muddied the waters as to make the result look doubt ful for a time. It was doubtful until Butler and Pearson used the agencies with which they conjure, and then the plot was carried out. Holton fell outside the breast works, but it was in reality no defeat for Holton. He was as putty in Settle's hands, and the young Congressman was sadder and more crushed by Pritchard’s election. It was known in Raleigh and here in Wash ington to be a combat between Settle and Pritchard for primacy in the Republican party Settle felt the defeat keenly,and Tom Reed knows how keenly better than anybody else. This was the first round between these combatants, who are really in politics more for gladiatorial purposes than to advance any theory of governme t Settle was knocked out, bur., as he was not the candidate defeated, ’he siguifi cance of Holton’s defeat was not gener ally known Now for the second round. Both are in training fcjenator Pritchard is here, having just returned from Georgia where he went to see Gov. McKinley. It is better known here than in North Carolina that Senator Pritchard is the manager of the McKinley booir. in North Carolina, and has assured that gentleman that the North Caro i lina delegation will be almost a unit for his nomination. There is even a great deal of talk that Jeter will go on the ticket as Vice President, though 1 do not believe that Jeter has such aspirations now. He is actuated in his desire to secure McKinley’s nomina tion by two things: 1. He is a true disciple of McKinley, and has always been a defender of high tariff taxes. He has a son named “W il liam McKinley Pritchard,” aud the Ohio statesman does not go further in be lieving that prosperity is to be secured by taxing all the people for the emich ment of the few than North Carolina’s Senator from the West. 2. Pritchard knows that Tom Settle has pledged North Carolina to Tom Reed, and that if Reed should be elec ted, Settle will control the North Car olina patronage, and, perhaps, be elec ted to the Senate if the Republicans win again in North Carolina. The fight in the Republican party, as outlined by Pritchard and Settle will he McKinley vs. Reed, but in reality it will be a contest for Boss between Pritchard and Settle. It is going to be an interesting fight. While all this is beiug mapped out here at headquarters, and Pritchard's and Settle’s followers are laying their pipes in compliance with the directions, there is a Republican, called the Iron Duke, milking cows near Statesville, who is say ing nothing He has always been a John Sherman man, swallowing his gold cure together with all other nostrums pre pared by the Buckeye financier. But he has now turned his back on Sherman, Mc- Kinley, Reed, Allison and the other great lights of the Republican party (all of whom are “gold bugs”) and threatens to head a delegation to the Republican Na tural convention to vote for a free coin age mam for the Presidency, or to secede from the party upon failure to secure a free coinage plank and a free coinage candidate. He may be for Cameron, or he may be for “some good Western man,” but his quiet and confident position is making Tom and Jeter lose some sleep these night. J. D. IIAD NOT B ATHED IN 25 YEARS. An Eccentric Doctor Dies Suddenly at the Alleged Age ot 140. St Louis, Mo., March 30 —Dr. Wil liam Hotchkiss, alleged to have reached the age of 140 years, died suddenly to day at his home here of heart disease. Deceased came to St. Louis forty years ago and has always been known as “the color doctor.” In his peculiar practice of medicine he termed his patients mem bers of his “circle” and claimed to treat them by a magnetic process. Dr. J. A. Buck says that his Masonic record has been traced back 100 years, showing conclusively that he was at least 121 years old. A letter received from his old home in Ounwoodie county, Va., a year ago, says he was born there in 1755. Dr. Hotchkiss possessed many strik ing peculiarities, among them being a natmal aversion to water. He is said by those nearest to him to have not taken a bath for over twenty five years, but scoured himself with dry sands. Knignts of the Maccabees. The State Commander writes us from Lincoln, Neb., as follows: “After try ing other medicines for what seemed to be a very obstinate cough in our two children we tried Dr. King’s New Dis c >very, and at the end of two days the cough entirely left them. We will not be without it hereafter, as our experi ence proves that it cures where all other remedies fail ” Signed F. W. Stevens, State Commander. Why not give this great medicine a trial, as it is guaran teed and trial bottles are free at John Y. Macßae’s drug store. Regular size 50c and #I.OO. Jacksonville, Fla., March 30.—At Gainsville, Fla , early this morning fire destroyed E. Bair & Co’s, large ware house and contents. Several small buildings were also burned. Loss #5,000. “Success is the reward of merit” not of assumption. Popular appreciation is what tells in the long run. For fifty years, people have been using Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, and to-day it is the blood purifier most in favor with the public. Ayer’s Sarsaparilla cures. May be j i when \ sick w| you have never taken» { Brown’s Iron Bitters ? 2 i You have, perhaps, read I | the advertisements and | i testimonials, but never 1 l thought much about it, g Brown’s j; Iron F I \ teeth] Bitters K will mfcke you strong *. 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The success of this Company, which has been wonderful, was not an acci dent, but the result of industry, care and ability on the part of the officers and managers During the year ending April 30th, 1894, this Company received for premiums in Georgia, where it only does business, the sum of #260,000, and for interest from invested asserts, over #48,000; the entire expenses and losses of the Company were only 45 per cent, of its income, and it returned to its pol icy holders in dividends 71 per cent, of their premiums. This Company has paid nearly four million dollars of losses, has saved its policy-holders three and a half million dollars in premiums, and yet has accumulated a surplus fund of about a million dollars that is so well invested that it yields an annual income of 5 per cent. This is the Company that the CARO LINA MUTUAL is to be patterned after, and its object is, not only to save our property owners a great deal of money, but to keep in the South a share of the money that is being annually sent to the North and Europe for insurance. The management of this Company proposes at the beginning to take the people into its confidence, and tell them frankly its plans and hopes. There are to be no secrets now or at any other time, that will be kept from its policy holders or from the public In the first place we want the CAROLINA MUTU AL to be pre-eminently the PEOPLE'S fire insurance company of the Carolinas; our stockholders, who are aud will be from all parts of the two States, are of all classes; among them are Bankers, Merchants, Manufacturers, Lawyers, Physicians, Clerks and Mechanics. Under our Charter there can never be a larger dividend than ten per cent, an nually, paid on our Capital Stock; so we cannot water our stock, and enrich the stockholder with the profits that rightly belong to the policy-holder. And then our charter provides that the company SHALL PAY TO THE POLICY HOLDERS a pro rata dividend of not more than 50 per cent of the balance of the profits, till the assets of the corporation shall have become one-hundred thousand dollars, after which the directors may at their discretion return the entire balance of the profits to the policy-holders. Our Charter further provides, that after the first year, one-third of our Directors MUST BE POLICYHOL DERS WHO ARE NOT STOCK HOLDERS, elected by the poli cy-holders; so the policy-holders of the CAROLINA MUTUAL will always have their own representatives, elected by themselves on our board of Directors, who will see to it that the conditions of our Charter are faithfully carried out, and their interests carefully looked after. The Company will commence slowly and carefully, will underwrite nothing but dwellings and brick stores; will not write more than #3,000 on a brick dwelling, nor more than #2,0C0 on a frame dwelling or brick store, and not more than #6,000 in any one solid block; and will do business only in towns where the business blocks are built largely of brick, and that have good fire protection. By writing only small lines on the best classes of property, and keeping our risks well scattered, we will prevent the possibility of disastrous losses and insure large dividends to our policy- holders, thus materially reducing the cost of their insurance. Our Capital Stock is FIFTY THOU SAND DOLLARS, which is ample for the business we expect to do, in fact MUCH MORE IN PROPORTION THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS is to the large Companies, who write large lines on all classes of property and do busi ness all over the United States and Can ada. A larger capital would be useless and unwieldly, and besides would make it necessary to give more of the profits to our stockholders and less to our pol icy-holders. Section 6 of our Charter reads “That no stockholder or policy-holder shall be individually liable for the debts of this corporation.” We expect to have our agencies es tablished and be ready for business by the first of April, due announcement of which will be made. 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